What do you need to graduate?

Students must earn the following compulsory credits to obtain the Ontario Secondary School Diploma:

4 credits in English (1 credit per grade)*

3 credits in mathematics (1 credit in Grade 11 or 12)

2 credits in science

1 credit in Canadian history

1 credit in Canadian geography

1 credit in the arts

1 credit in health and physical education

1 credit in French as a second language

0.5 credit in career studies

0.5 credit in civics

Plus one credit from each of the following groups:Group 1:

English or French as a second language**

a Native language

a classical or an international language

social sciences and the humanities

Canadian and world studies

guidance and career education

cooperative education***

Group 2:

health and physical education

the arts

business studies

French as a second language**

cooperative education***

Group 3:

science (Grade 11 or 12)

technological education

French as a second language**

computer studies

cooperative education***

In addition to the compulsory credits, students must complete:

12 optional credits†

40 hours of community involvement activities

the provincial literacy requirement

*A maximum of 3 credits in English as a second language (ESL) or English literacy development (ELD) may be counted towards the 4 compulsory credits in English, but the fourth must be a credit earned for a Grade 12 compulsory English course.

**In groups 1, 2, and 3, a maximum of 2 credits in French as a second language can count as compulsory credits, one from group 1 and one from either group 2 or group 3.

***A maximum of 2 credits in cooperative education can count as compulsory credits.

†The 12 optional credits may include up to 4 credits earned through approved dual credit courses.